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thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 192). B&H Publishing. Kindle
Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the
book.) I love how
Zig helps in showing us a great way to live our day. Think of
this.He says, “When you woke up this
morning, were your thoughts on what you've ‘got to do’ or what you ‘get to do’?
If your thoughts were on what you've ‘got to do,’ they can be either negative
or positive.For example, if you've ‘got
to go to work,’ that's positive because it means you have a job and are
gainfully employed. Not only that, you have a means of getting to your place of
employment and you have the health and energy to do exactly that. So your ‘got
to’ is translated into positive steps toward performing what you ‘get to do’
because at the end of the work period you ‘get to’ cash your paycheck. Then you
‘get to’ use that money to pay bills. Some of it will go to buy food, clothing,
and shelter…

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thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's LifeLifters (p. 190). B&H Publishing. Kindle
Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the
book.) How are you
doing on this friendship thing?Also how
are you doing on this prejudice thing? By
the way, it is hard to get along with Jesus and be prejudice. The whole
thought of Zig is, “To get along well with people requires an elimination of
prejudice, which, in virtually every case, is circumstantial, based either on
ignorance or never having had any real relationship with those of a different
race or culture.” He goes on,
“This does not mean that I'm suggesting or even mildly hinting that you have to
agree with everybody on everything. To do so would be to invite disaster into
your life. But it does mean that you can disagree without being disagreeable.
You can disagree and yet respect the other person's right to believe as he or
she believes. You can have a different opinion withou…

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thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life (p. 188). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click
on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Zig says, “Several
years ago I heard the statement that ‘every third person is either remarkably
handsome and unusually bright, or amazingly beautiful and absolutely
brilliant.’” He goes on
to say, “From this moment on I encourage you to think of yourself as that ‘third
person.’ As that third person, I want to share with you some important
considerations about yourself. Several billion people have walked this earth,
but there has never been, nor will there ever be, a person exactly like you.
Your uniqueness gives you real value. Think about it like this: If man can take
moldy bread and make penicillin out of it, think what an awesome God can make
out of you. Listen to what St. Augustine said in A.D. 399 (and I paraphrase):
Man travels hundreds of miles to gaze at the broad expanse of the ocean. He
lo…

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thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 181). B&H Publishing. Kindle
Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the
book.) There are so
many excuses that we can use to not be able to make a difference. Zig
says, “Some of us arrive in this world with physical handicaps, others with
emotional handicaps, and still others without the benefit of an intact family.
All of these are critical to an individual's success. Even with all of those
things going against us, we still have the ultimate responsibility for taking
control and doing something with our lives.” I love this
quote by Frank Tyger, “Most barriers to your success are man-made. And most
often, you're the man who made them.”And excuses can be man-made barriers. But Zig goes
on to encourage parents and teachers. He says, “The difficult student, or the
child who does not respond early on, might be a shining star in later years.
That's one of the reason…